Rail-bearing guide



May 11 1926.

I v. E; RANDALL ET AL.

RAIL BEARING GUIDE Filed Nov 10, 1924 INVENTURE,

(Q/@/% QMM Patented May 11, 1926.

. UNITED sr'rizs 1,584,648 FFECE.

VICTOR E. RANDALL AND ROLAND V. RANDALL, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, AS-

SIGNORS OF ONE-HALF TO BENJAMIN F. GWATKIN, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

- RAIL-BEARING GUIDE.

Application filed November 10, 1924. Serial. No. 749,112.

The present invention contemplates a rail-bearing block having an inverted T shaped slot opening at its top and extending the entire length along the center thereof,

and in reinforcing said block by means of a loop or loops of metal imbedded therein, the upper loop being so formed that its parallel portions will lie within the overhanging edges of said block either side of the slot, and its end portions curve below and about the lower transverse portion of said slot, also by the provision of rail bearing-guides adjustable along the surface of said block, and held by looking or clamping bolts anchored within the slot of said block or tie and extending through lead washers or plates, inserted between said tie and guides.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a broken perspective view of our improved rail bearing block or tie, showing a metallic reinforcing loop of metal extending from the broken end of said block.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the block or tie with rail bearing-guides and a rail fastened in operative position.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a railbearing guide.

Like marks of reference refer to corresponding or equivalent parts, of which A represents a rail-block or tie section of concrete or artificial stone, B a T-rail, C rail-bearing guides, D a rail clamp and E a resilient shim of wood or equivalent material upon which the rail is seated.

The block A has an inverted T-shaped slot 1 extending its entire length and opens along its upper or face portion, and said slot forms a recess into which rail-clamping bolts 2 are placed by inserting the .same with their heads downward at the ends of the block and moving said bolts threaded extremities above the face of said block to engage the rail fastening as expedient.

As herein shown we place a resilient shim, as E, crosswise of the block A, and thereon seat the rail B, after which a metallic rail-bearing guide C is placed either side of the shim, as shown in Fig. 2.

The guides C are of metal, cast, stamped or rolled and by preference are L-shaped intermediate their down-turned ends 3 which are adapted to extend over the block sides. These guides, through horizontally disposed flanges are formed with bolt holes i through which the clamping bolts 2 extend, and when a rail is properly alined and in readiness for securing to the tie, a clamp D is placed on the upturned bolt end and a nut 5 screwed to a seat on saidv clamp, locking the assemblage of parts together.

In Fig. 2 the rail-bearing guides C- are shown as bent slightly downward toward their ends, a provision to allow the insertion of a washer or plate of lead or equivalent material 6 to seat on the tie below said guides and yet permit the ends of said guides to 'rest upon said tie at or near its sides. The clamping bolts 2 extend through the washers or plates as aforesaid, and when a nut is run on a clamp there is sufficient flexibility in a plate or washer of the kind described to permit its yielding .sufioiently to fill the interstices of a tie and firmly secure the bolts from loosening, and by inserting. a washer or plate 6 between two unyielding surfaces as set forth, and in which the engaging parts have no rotary movement, said washers or plates do not readily mangle or deteriorate by usage.

It will be understood that a tie may be formed of one continuous piece capable of holding a rail near either end thereof, or by connecting individual rail bearing blocks as expedient in carrying out our invention.

It might also be expedient, where a rail supporting bed is longitudinal with the rails to form the slots 1 at intervals therealong as suit-able to engage rail clamping trappings in lieu of individual blocks or ties as shown.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is l 1. In a device of the nature set forth, a rail bearing guide comprising a metallic structure L-shaped in cross-section and having a bolt attaching hole through one angle thereof, and having the ends of said angle longer than the other angle and offset inverse to the other angle for engaging the sides of a tie.

2. In a device of the nature set forth, the combination with a tie and a resilient rail bearing shim seated on said tie, of rail bearing guides comprising metallic structures L-shaped in cross section placed across said tie on each side of said rail bearing shim with one of their wings against said shim, the other angle of said structures having their ends oifset to engage the sides of said lit) tie and having bolt attaching holes through their horizontal portions for receiving attaching bolts extending from said tie.

3. The combination with a railway tie, a resilient shim seated on said tie and a rail seated on said shim, of rail bearing guides comprising metallic structures seated on said tie on both sides of said shim with the upright wings of said structures against said shim, the horizontal wings of said structures being offset and adapted to engage the sides of said tie, bolt attaching holes being formed through the horizontal wings of said structures adapted to receive bolts extending from said tie, clamps seated on said structures and nuts threaded on said bolts for securing said assemblage of parts together.

at. The combination with a railway tie, a resilient shim seated on said tie and a rail seated on said shim, of rail bearing guides seated on said tie on both sides of said rail and shim, said guides comprising metallic structures L-shaped in cross section and disposed with their vertical wings against said shim and their horizontal portions across said tie, said horizontal portions having their ends ofiset and engaging the sides of said tie, said structures sloping from near their center portions downward to the edges of said tie, lead plates interposed between said tie and the elevated portion of said structures between their extremities, said plates and the horizontal portions of said structures having bolt attaching holes adapted to receive bolts extending from said tie, rail clamping members seated on said structures and about said bolts and nuts screw threaded on said bolts, for the purpose set forth.

5. A railway tie having an inverted T- shaped slot opening with a vertically disposed portion along the center of its length, a resilient rail-bearing seated on said tie crosswise of said slot, rail-bearing guides abutting said resilient rail-bearings on both sides, bolts extending from said slot either side of said resilient rail-bearings, lead plates placed on said tie about said bolts and below said rail-bearing guides, a railway rail seated on said resilient rail-bearing, clamps fitted on said bolts over said rail-bearin guides and engaging the flanges of said rai and nuts run on the threaded extremities of said bolts adapted to lock said assemblage of )arts.

igned at Battle Creek, county Calhoun and State of Michigan Oct. th, 1924.

VICTOR E. RANDALL.

Signed at East Radford, county of Montgomery, and State of Virginia Oct. 28th, 1924.

ROLAND V. RANDALL. 

